Thanks very much!

Thanks Leo!

Cheers Garry!

You have really made the right choice!

@@BobFlavinVideo Thank you very much! I am really looking forward getting it and i hope, we made no mistake in choosing it in colour black!

Quiet Earp I bought a house in the dark ( a repossession that others were after ! ) ..... I’ve been delighted with it ! I hope you love your Raptor.

shukraan jazilaan, I had such a great time there, I'd love to go back

I love adventure!

Ha! Yes that'll be a laugh. I might have to do something more extreme than the Curragh though

There's plenty of information about the car in the video, travel broadens the mind

They only had the two colours, I'd like to give orange a shot!

Just park on top of the car next to you, easy

Bob Flavin that has to add €10k to the price for that convenience!

Its not that bad, I thought the same thing but now Im ok with it

Lucky the raptor comes literally with a Baja mode huh?

...and the Australian outback :-)

...and the Australian outback :-)

lol...tequila makes sense when you think of the Armadillo sliding door.

Jazeera Mogadishu hold my dacas 😂😂

Cheers Jim, glad you enjoyed it!

I wish I had longer with the car, it's such a rush out there!

Nah, longer bed = hit bumper off road

It's the batteries they don't like, the drones have to be declared. So long as it isn't huge there's no problem. Nicest border people I've ever met, might be a Ford thing

Yes it's due out in the Autumn both Ireland and the UK

I tried vlogs but they weren't getting enough views, I like making them. I'd have to make a new channel

shukraan jazilaan ☺

I bet you felt something weird while watching just like me I'm not totally happy You know why, i guess!!!

2.0ltr diesel only in Europe.

Bob Flavin I’m aware, that’s why I said in the U.S.

Democraps will only let it go to the US if it has a geo metro motor

Why anybody in America would want a Ranger in America is just beyond me. Why anybody would want less than a V8 F150?

I dont think your getting them

Powder Skier that’s what they say, and always say, but just wait, they’ll bring them here to the US. Idk why they do it

@@thehunter9149 any luck

Lunamaria better of with a landcruiser...this toy couldn’t carry the weight and won’t have the reliability

No tourer is ever stock... You modify them from the ground up, to have the power and the reliability.. I seen one as a tourer recently and the owner loves it and owns a old and newer 70 series as well so has a base of comparison

@@CrazyKiwiGee Toy? Ford have been building tough reliable Pickups for many many years.

Why would you wanted one in America. When you can have the V8 F150 for the exact same price in America.

It's a tough looking place if you are used to seeing McDonalds on the street

Jed Taneo Torquey turbo diesel though, probably decent because of the torque.

Emissions targets and WLTP is killing off the larger engines in diesel, 2.0 bi-turbo is a great engine in this car

Why does everyone get hung up on size? Perhaps compensating for something?

@@P1SteveP1 in fairness 2L diesels are usually of the tractor variety

Size doesn't count anymore..............it's what you do with it that counts. 😉

Bob Flavin tell that to the Amarok V6 even the damm X-Class got a new 3,5l Diesel engine

It's twice as capable? Actually there isn't a lot carried over from the Ranger

Twin turbo - $10,000, Locking Differentials - $5,000 each. Skid plates - $2,000. Body Panels - $10,000...It all adds up.

Bob Flavin The new Ranger will have that engine as an option along with a less powerful version, plus the ten speed takes over from the six speed automatic. The main difference with the Raptor is the suspension, particularly at the rear, which is unlikely to find favour as is with commercial users.

I would rather Ford sold the f250 or f650 here in Ireland.

Colm Malone because its a Raptor,👍

midsized

That's mental, the F150 Raptor must be big then

My bad Mid-sized

The Ranger started as a full size truck then went compact and now it’s midsize... I still love the Ranger and f-150, but the Ranger is probably more practical and now there isn’t a huge size difference. I would say the F-150 is better for rear passengers when it comes to leg room. Can’t wait to see the specs on the new bronco.

For a new one? I'm in College Station and I keep seeing them for about 70-77k

Jordan Graf www.bigstarford.com/new-Manvel-2019-Ford-F+150-Raptor-1FTFW1RG3KFC19114

I would stop but a Truck in Ireland is a HGV or a rigid body lorry so it just confuses people back home

In Australia it's considered to be a car!

Dave Wolly at least you have tacoma , tundra and 4runner 😒

Why do you want it?

Jo Hannes no point getting it. You off better using the F 150. This is all fucked up with lots of so call praises in the rw. Marketing tactics. You buy one and you DONE !!!

@@countdracool1348 I don't understand why ford don't do a true rhd conversion of the f150 raptor. Yeah it's a big truck, but only with the width, look at vans and coaches, particularly in europe, they seem to do fairly well even on smaller roads. Having driven one of these for a couple of hours in southern italy, where the roads would be trails in other countries, i had no issues whatsoever with driving, and even parking. You just need to get used to the size, once that's done with, the rest is a breeze. And that rear leg room, for longer trips it's a blessing. Ford could make a killing selling rhd f150 raptors, as all truck guys outside the US would be lining up to buy them (at a reasonable price, not the £100,000 import companies are asking for). I guess they just can't be arsed with the extortionate taxes countries are piling on car/truck buyers nowadays.

Didn't have to with the massive threads and tow trucks around, if you were on your own it would have been different.

That explains why that one got stuck. Airing down to 15 lbs PSI doubles the contact patch and makes these lighter trucks float on sand like crazy!

@@tjshine8022 Bob just doesn't understand...

The interior is schmick

Tony Power stick to a Toyota....you won’t go wrong😬

This vehicle as all the new Rangers from 2011 till now were designed and engineered in AUSTRALIA NOT the USA. Ford Australia and Ford South Africa did all the work. Ford USA didn't want the Ranger as they thought that it would take sales away from the F150. So Ranger was designed for the world market excluding the USA. The Raptor is purely a special fast off road Ute,pickup or truck it's not designed as a heavy load vehicle hence the rear coils. The 2.2 l8tr engine is design to try and meet Euro 6 emission rules.

thats true same with malaysia

not only raptor its whole model ranger

What kind of problems?

Transmission problem

transmission yes sometimes engine sometimes twice

In Australia it's considered to be a car!

Its not still abailable in Europe...

Diesels don't sell well in America.

Taxes are a bloody killer aren't they?

Elf S. Elf S .... may I ask ...where are you?

Taxes in both Ireland and the UK destroys economic growth. It is the primary reason why the US has been years ahead.

It puts out more power and tourqe than the 3.2

@@danefireinspectionservices6894 at full throttle yes but not every drives around at full throttle all day. At half throttle the 3.2 makes more power and torque the motor is making the power not the turbo

@@tcmx712 Do you even research what you type, or just copy what other ill-informed people have told you? ( www.pacificford.co.nz/Page/103/ranger-raptor ) Scroll down from the top of this link and see the dyno sheet Ford themselves have put comparing the 3.2L turbo vs the 2.0L bi-turbo. Show me exactly where at half throttle the 3.2L makes more power and torque. 99% of the entire rev range the 2.0L has it beat from low end to top end. That all being said, I still prefer the idea of a de-tuned 3.2L producing equivalent power than a highly tuned 2.0L engine. I have a 2016 3.2L Ranger XLT and trading it in in a few weeks for a new 2019 XLT where I have the option of either engine. test drove the 2.0L and thought it was remarkable and the 10speed is freaking out of this world. But i still settled on the 3.2L for the reasons stated above. if they put the 10 speed in the 3.2L I would be happier though Point being, don't bash something without being able to back it up with facts or at the very least without having tested it yourself. The 2.0L has marginally noticeable more power when actually driving. The Ranger Raptor which weighs more than the Ranger would actually be slower due to the weight.

Around €43500 in my country.

Good car the Disco, I'm not sure it would have done what the Raptor with those tyres was doing

Mike W The Raptor is bog stock - built around 33’s with ridiculously strong sidewalls, plenty of sidewall and perfectly matched suspension.......basically the Raptors set up would shyte on the discovery. What tyre/rim combo would you put on the discovery that would compete with the Raptors set up?

Going over sandy terrain fast is only one component of offroad driving. I'm yet to see how the Raptor deals witht more technical stuff.

That's a shame, that's a UK tax problem then is it?

Yeah, which is a shame because the Raptor actually has a larger bed than standard. This car is still going to sell really well though. @@BobFlavinVideo

How old are you? 95 years old or there abouts?

Faez 76 first gen ranger raptor. What can you expect....

no comment my freind

el Caballero l owned a ford wildtrak 3.2 and it was a nightmare and sold it off after 8 months. Electronic problems and turbo shut down. Shit!!! Horrible experience I had.

Doesn't have push button, forward collision braking, or even electric seats. It's a joke for the 49k they are charging

thiiirty tree and a turd like :D

Unimog is vastly more expensive and rare than a Ford Ranger Raptor.

Serious answer, no.

How do you mean?

@@BobFlavinVideo It's ugly as sin on the outside - all bullshite-y bulges for the US market, but they're still going to sell millions of them

I think it's handsome machine but each to their own

@@BobFlavinVideo Indeed. Even though you're mistaken. :) ;)

@@iatsd yes!

I just don't think the Amrok would have gotten through what I put the Raptor through

@@BobFlavinVideo probably not Bob! I guess it depends how often you'll be driving it to hell and back 🤣 The amorok is surprisingly capable but not that extreme I expect. Want one of each!

Bob Flavin too right Bob, two completely different vehicles, one is niche off road and the other is a jack of all trades - and an expert at nothing.

Rob Welsh what is the consistency of the pickup experience of VW compared to Ford’s one ?... Ford has been a pionner in this segment for several decades and has a recognized notoriety. Amarok is here since a decade maximum, and if only you put on the table a japaneese pickup (L200 Sportero or a Hilux) as a competitor, I would understand... but VW Amarok, why ? Because it is VW, because it is german?...

@@BobFlavinVideo If it is a 4WD version, of course it would! (driven correctly)

Climate change has taken its toll on the grassy Curragh, wait 'till you see what's happened to the sheep! They have humps and stuff

@@BobFlavinVideo :)

Hahaha what a 2.0 could do right mate?

AussieOffroad Nut have you ever do a test drive???

We own one but not for much longer.@@cinderellasnails8343

I didn’t see it do anything that a land cruiser couldn’t do better

Or need a smaller version of the f-150 raptor

wagsbro 44 “Cheaper version” and of course,, to increase Ford’s sales and profits...

wagsbro 44 Besides, if Ford make a smaller version of the F150 Raptor, Ford should have used the Explorer’s platform rather than using that non-U.S. made platform..

@@multicons An exact carbon copy of an f150 raptor just with the size dimensions of a ranger would be sweet. There's something about the squarish shape of the body that makes it what it is. Or even just a true rhd f150 raptor from the showroom would be ample. I'm sure people would line up to buy them. There are companies that convert them but i'm dubious as to the quality of lhd to rhd.

In Australia it's considered to be a car!

Ford has bought Rivian so there will be an electric version coming next year, I hope

In California you will pay double the registration price for a "commercial" vehicle.

Yer you dont buy these vehicles for towing and working.. you buy them for fun and adventure. Its like comparing a jetski to a commercial fishing vessel

netslave Where in Europe apart from on private land by consent can you have ‘fun’ with such trucks? More fun than with a standard Limited or Wildtrak version that can carry a ton and tow 3.5 at half the purchase price? Or even an Evoque or x3, either of which could have driven anywhere seen in the above video with just as much fun.

Huw has got this!

@@hedydd2 where in your comment did you mention you were referring to EU conditions?? i care not what problems you have driving in EU, i live and drive a raptor in australia, which is what the ranger raptor was designed for... sand and mud and ruts and rocks... sad for you bro, if you can only drive them in limited areas... if i was you i would avoid buying one of these fun toys, they look good on the streets but that's not what it's designed for.

I was very early in the review cycle, I'm not sure when the German journalists are going out.

I think the car rode well on all surfaces even with the off-road tyres

Brian Cusick-not impressed with your stupid comment either. 🙄

Actually, the tyres were designed especially for the ranger raptor. do a quick google search before typing you stupidity all over the internet

Nick Cranston they’re BFG K02’s. Far from designed for the Ranger Raptor. They’ve been out for years. Long before the new Ranger Raptor was a glimmer in Fords eyes.

Jim H. The things got minimal ground clearance. A plastic bumper guard (plastic is great for taking a beating right? (Sarcasm)) And extremely low HP numbers. Really unsure as to how that was a stupid comment.

Toyota is behind the times. The ZR2 and the raptor run circles around the trd pro

Yeah, Toyota could be caught sleeping on this performance model, Ranger looks better than anything in the segment

I reckon a dirty old hilux would manage much better in that sand, but maybe that’s a weight thing. Horses for courses as the fella says.

@@rapidrick driving in sand is all about tire pressure

Bob Flavin wait till it comes to the reliability then you fucked

not a big deal though tbh... should be an easy fix too.

Your not a car

Haha i bet you're from the US I apologize in his behalf ...😊 It's a truck Bob shame on you !!!

In Australia it's considered to be a car!

@@benhuang2773 good for you guys But to us it will always be a truck

Why not tell the Aussies first, they've been doing it for ages!